Marijuana grow burns in White Center house fire

A Sunday morning fire consumed White Center home and a 55-plant marijuana grow, the King County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Reported at 1 a.m. Sunday, the fire occurred in the 10400 block of 10th Avenue Southwest in unincorporated King County.

Firefighters called to the scene notified law enforcement after they found the marijuana grow in the basement of the residence, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman said in a statement. There were about 55 medium size plants, lights, timers, ventilation equipment and other supplies in the house.

No one was home at the time of the fire and no arrests had been made as of Monday morning.

A fire investigator from the Sheriff’s Office believes an electrical malfunction was the likely cause of the fire.